1. Peter James Yates was an English film director and producer.
22 Facts About Peter Yates
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Peter Yates was known for making films in a wide variety of genres, including the Steve McQueen police thriller film Bullitt in 1968.
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Peter Yates received nominations for four Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Originally training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Yates entered the film industry as an assistant director for top directors like Tony Richardson.
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Peter Yates directed Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the romantic drama John and Mary, the World War II picture Murphy's War, the heist film The Hot Rock, the gangster film The Friends of Eddie Coyle, the coming-of-age dramedy Breaking Away, the cult science fantasy film Krull, and the film version of the acclaimed stage play The Dresser.
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Peter James Yates was born on 24 July 1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire, the son of an army officer.
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Peter Yates spent two years as racing manager for Stirling Moss and Peter Collins.
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Peter Yates was an assistant director to Mark Robson on The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, Terence Young on Serious Charge with Cliff Richard, Terry Bishop on Cover Girl Killer, Guy Hamilton on A Touch of Larceny, Jack Cardiff on Sons and Lovers, Tony Richardson on The Entertainer and A Taste of Honey, J Lee Thompson on The Guns of Navarone and Jose Quintero on The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone.
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Peter Yates signed a contract with the Mirisch Company to make four films over seven years.
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Peter Yates followed Bullitt with a romantic comedy, John and Mary with Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow.
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Peter Yates did another heist film, The Hot Rock, based on a novel by Donald Westlake starring Robert Redford from a William Goldman script.
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Peter Yates stayed with crime with The Friends of Eddie Coyle starring Robert Mitchum.
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Peter Yates had a big commercial success with the adventure film The Deep, where Mankiewicz did some uncredited writing.
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Peter Yates used his clout from The Deep to raise financing for Breaking Away.
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Peter Yates tried fantasy with Krull, but it was not a success at the box office.
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Peter Yates produced and directed The Dresser, an adaptation of the Ronald Harwood stage play.
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Peter Yates made Year of the Comet, which was a flop despite being based on a William Goldman script, and Roommates.
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Peter Yates was an executive producer on Needful Things.
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Peter Yates went to Ireland to make The Run of the Country which he produced.
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Peter Yates was known for his versatility and "attention to detail" across a variety of genres.
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Peter Yates said: "I think there's probably some truth in the theory that I prefer heroes who fight against adversity and make it through from being the underdog to winning".
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Peter Yates died from heart failure in London on 9 January 2011.